Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – April 7-8, 2023 [Mock Test]
April 27, 2023 April 27, 2023
1. Consider the following statements:
- An all-women bench was set up in 2022 for the first time in India.
- There are only three women judges in the top court.
- Ranjana Prakash Desai is set to become first woman Chief Justice of India in 2027.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Only 2 & 3
[D] 1, 2 & 3
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Correct Answer: B [Only 2]
Notes:- Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud has constituted an all-women bench comprising Justices Hima Kohli and Bela M. Trivedi to hear transfer petitions involving matrimonial disputes and bail matters.
- The first all-women bench was set up in 2013 when a bench of Justices Gyan Sudha Misra and Ranjana Prakash Desai was constituted followed by a bench of Justices R. Banumathi and Indira Banerjee in 2018.
- There are three women judges in the top court at present including Justice Kohli, B.V. Nagarathna, and Justice Trivedi.
- Justice Nagarathna is also set to become first woman Chief Justice in 2027.
2. Which of the following is/are a member country of Missile Technology Control Regime?
- India
- China
- France
- Germany
- Japan
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 2, 3 & 4
[B] Only 3, 4 & 5
[C] Only 1, 3, 4 & 5
[D] 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
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Correct Answer: C [Only 1, 3, 4 & 5]
Notes:- Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) is an informal and voluntary partnership among 35 countries to prevent the proliferation of missile and unmanned aerial vehicle technology capable of carrying greater than 500 kg payload for more than 300 km.
- The members are thus prohibited from supplying such missiles and UAV systems that are controlled by the MTCR to non-members.
- It was established in April 1987 by G-7 countries – USA, UK, France, Germany, Canada, Italy, and Japan.
- In 1992, the focus of the regime extended to on the proliferation of missiles for the delivery of all types of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), i.e., nuclear, chemical and biological weapons.
- It is not a legally-binding treaty.
- India was inducted into the Missile Technology Control Regime in 2016 as the 35th
- China is not a member of this regime but it had verbally pledged to adhere to its original guidelines but not to the subsequent additions.
3. The Directorate of Enforcement is empowered to investigate cases under which of the following?
- Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999
- Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002
- Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Only 1 & 2
[D] 1, 2 & 3
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Correct Answer: D [1, 2 & 3]
Notes:- TheDirectorate of Enforcement (ED) is a multi-disciplinary organization mandated with investigation of offences of money laundering and violations of foreign exchange laws.
- It functions under the Department of Revenue of the Ministry of Finance.
- Under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 (COFEPOSA), this Directorate is empowered to sponsor cases of preventive detention with regard to contraventions of FEMA.
- Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) is a civil law enacted to consolidate and amend the laws relating to facilitate external trade and payments and to promote the orderly development and maintenance of foreign exchange market in India. ED has been given the responsibility to conduct investigationinto suspected contraventions of foreign exchange laws and regulations, to adjudicate and impose penalties on those adjudged to have contravened the law.
- The ED has been entrusted with the responsibility of executing the provisions of PMLA by conducting investigationto trace the assets derived from proceeds of crime, to provisionally attach the property and to ensure prosecution of the offenders and confiscation of the property by the Special court.
- Lately, with the increase in the number of cases relating to economic offenders taking shelter in foreign countries, the Government of India introduced the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018 and ED is entrusted with its enforcement.
- ED can not take an action suo motu.One has to complain to any other agency or Police first and then ED will investigate the matter and will identify the accused.
